Stephan Jäger sits in the top 5 after an excellent 65 at the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open. Brooks Koepka faces challenges in his comeback.
Stephan Jäger had a fantastic start on Thursday at the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour. With a round of 65, he landed tied for 5th place, staying close to the lead. Other German players had a tougher time. Thomas Rosenmüller finished with a 2-under-par round at T55, ahead of Jeremy Paul, who sits at even par in T87, and Matti Schmid, who played 1 over par and is T101 going into the second day. Tied with Matti Schmid is LIV Golf returnee Brooks Koepka, who faced difficulties in his first tournament back on the American tour. Leading after day one is Justin Rose at 10 under par.
PGA Tour: Stephan Jäger Almost Flawless
Stephan Jäger achieved his best start in a while at the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour. On the North Course of Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, he played an almost flawless round, with only the start not going perfectly. On the first hole, his second shot landed in a bunker near the green, and he failed to get up and down, starting the day with a bogey. However, Jäger wasn’t shaken. On hole 3, he reset by hitting a strong tee shot on the 150-meter par 3 close to the hole to make a birdie. He truly surged in the middle stretch with three birdies on holes 7 through 9, putting him at 3 under par after the front nine. A highlight was his birdie on hole 8, a par 3 where his tee shot landed in a greenside bunker. He executed a superb sand shot and watched the ball roll directly into the cup. The 36-year-old carried this momentum into the back nine, starting with two birdies and ending the round with two more birdies on holes 16 and 17, finishing with 7 under par and tied for 5th place for the week.
Thomas Rosenmüller had a quieter round. Like Jäger, he started with the only bogey of his day but birdied hole 9 to get to even par after the front nine. Additional birdies on holes 11 and 17 secured him a 70 and T55 position.
Jeremy Paul started on the back nine, but his front nine was challenging. After three birdies and a bogey, three unanswered bogeys on holes 2, 4, and 6 pushed him back. A birdie on hole 7 brought him to even par and T87.
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